Thursday, March 10, 2016

Follow unfollow

The social media world is a funny and fickle place to visit. It's packed with fully realized individuals who are connected to others, yet aren't attuned to the behaviors of actual human beings. First it was with Facebook, then Twitter, now it's the same thing with Instagram.

I created an account not too long ago to be "kept in the loop" with all social media and also because it was a benefit for my non-job-job (i.e. the one that doesn't really pay the bills).

Although I crack jokes that I'm just as unpopular in social media as I am in real life, it's an ego-boost when someone who you don't know adds you. And it's even more so when someone "popular" (a.k.a. someone with a large readership) does the same. It's very high school, with the geeks being brought into the fold of the cool crowd.

Quite often, I get a follow from someone I don't know because I assume they like my photos. I'll follow them if I like what I see. Then, they quickly unfollow you (because they just wanted you to follow them first so they could increase their readership). And then I catch on and unfollow them (because why would I follow someone who's that petty?).

Yes, it sounds like high school all over again. In the real world, or the digital one, we're all a bunch of 14-year-old girls.